Period 7 Week of 5/13

Please respond by the end of the school day on May 13th.

Discuss the irony of Victor's statement to the magistrate: "Man, how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!"

Period & week of 5/13

Please Respond before the end of the school day on May 13th.

Discuss the irony in Victor's statement to the magistrate: "Man, how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!"

Period 7 Frankenstein Questions Week of 4/25

Chapter 5: How does Frankenstein react to what he has done? What does this tell us about him?

Chapter 6: What does Elizabeth convey in her letter to Victor? What studies do Henry and Victor pursue together? How has Victor's mood changed? What are their plans before they return home?
Chapter 7: Who does Frankenstein think committed the murder he hears about from his father and why? Why doesn't he tell anyone?

Please respond to these questions and respond to one other student directly!

25 points!

Thanks,
M. Breen

Period 6 Frankenstein Question Week of 4/25

Chapter 10: What are your main impressions of Frankenstein's meeting with his creation?

Chapter 11: How does Frankenstein's creation describe his early development? What gives him pleasure?

Chapter 12: How does Frankenstein's creation describe his impressions of the family in the cottage? What are their actions and way of life? How does he respond to what he sees? What does Frankenstein's creature seem to be like? Does this surprise you? Is the process by which the creature becomes aware and learns about people and language realistic?
Thanks and please remember to respond to at least one other students response directly.

25 points!


Thanks,
M. Breen

Frankenstein Audibook FREE! Check it out...

http://www.archive.org/details/frankenstein_shelley


I am going to ask that you all listen to the audiobook through chapter 10 over vacation.  We will discuss the reading when you return on the 25th!

Thanks and enjoy your break!

~Mrs. Breen

Frankenstein Questions Week of 4/11 Period 6

1)How does Victor characterize the interests and characters of Henry, Elizabeth, and himself?

Think about who these characters are based on what you have read thus far.


Also make inferences about what might happen to them as the novel unfolds.

Thanks,
Mrs. Breen

Frankenstein Questions Week of 4/11 Period 7

1)How does Victor characterize the interests and characters of Henry, Elizabeth, and himself?

Think about who these characters are based on what you have read thus far.

Also make inferences about what might happen to them as the novel unfolds.

Thanks,
Mrs. Breen

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Period 7

Please answer the following questions on the blog.

1.  Why do you think the Mariner shoots the albatross?

2. Why does the crew's opinion of the Mariner change in Part II?

3.  Explain the last stanza of Part II, what is the meaning of these lines? 

Period 7: "Gulliver's Travels"

Please post a simple and well-thought out response to the reading.

Thanks,
Mrs. Breen

period 6; "Gulliver's Travels"

Please write a simple, but well-thought out response to the reading.



Thanks,
Mrs. Breen

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Conventions of a Mock Epic

Good Morning Seniors,

I apologize again for my absence yesterday and want to make sure that we do not fall behind anymore.  please follow the following conventions of the mock epic on the link.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kuSCkI-T-9bUcmDo4qptp_6Nn_IkIEBV9skohzid_JY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CNiMw54Fs

Your mock epic must contain the elements of satire that we went over in class.  Remember a "mock" epic is making fun of the epic style.  Use grand dialect in a ridiculous way, exaggerate everything!  think about character and setting that will create irony and parody.

The draft will be due on Tuesday!

thanks,
Mrs. Breen

Sorry about today...

Some serious house issues arose and needed to be handled.  I will be posting specific instructions on writing your own mock epic.  Also,  it will only be a draft as we will discuss them next class and revise them before the final is due.

Thanks for your understanding!

Mrs. Breen

Seniors! Reminder!

Be sure to read "The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope

Use the following document to help you understand the conventions of the mock epic, think Beowulf as epic.  A mock epic is a comical version of and Epic poem.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tYjSW1fkm2-YDdmqXhITFSTfiuA07ceLlxOorbUWKlM/edit?hl=en&authkey=CJC-uJ4G

Also a reminder that there will be a quiz tomorrow on Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

Remember to use the blog to help with you with any questions you may have.  You should be offering any clarification and feedback to your peers as well as asking them for clarification and feedback when needed.


See you all tomorrow!

Hello Seniors! I have attached a copy of the syllabus!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UBEhqePS4_PLpQDi0GgXCsWYSXF8VWRlR5Bh3LWRNqs/edit?hl=en&authkey=CMKZx_8E

Good Morning Seniors!

I know you are overwhelmed with joy that today s a snow day, but I have to make a few announcements.

First, I want to thank everyone who did a great job on their final projects/essays.  Overall, they were good and I am happy with your performance.
I am sad to say that there were a few students who were not compelled to complete or hand in their final essay/projects and therefore their grade suffered the consequences.
The grades that were shown to you in class this week did not include the project grades so if you did not hand in your final then you can imagine how your grade was affected.

I hope we can all move forward in a positive direction this 3rd quarter and that you will all be successful!


I also want to remind you to get the homework finished that is written on your syllabus!!!

The following definitions will help you understand satire.
Exaggeration:
To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. Caricature is the exaggeration of a physical feature or trait. Cartoons, especially political cartoons, provide extensive examples of caricature. Burlesque is the ridiculous exaggeration of language. For instance, when a character who should use formal, intelligent language speaks like a fool or a character who is portrayed as uneducated uses highly sophisticated, intelligent language.

Incongruity:
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings. Particular techniques include oxymoron, metaphor, and irony.

Parody:
To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing in order to ridicule the original. For parody to be successful, the reader must know the original text that is being ridiculed.

Reversal:
To present the opposite of the normal order. Reversal can focus on the the order of events, such as serving dessert before the main dish or having breakfast for dinner. Additionally, reversal can focus on hierarchical order—for instance, when a young child makes all the decisions for a family or when an administrative assistant dictates what the company president decides and does.

 Enjoy your long weekend!
Mrs. Breen

Today's Class

Hello All,

I will get the notes from today's Powerpoint on here tomorrow.  In today's class we read The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century on pages 564-578.  Homework is to finish the questions that were handed out in class.  Don't forget to review the section for your quiz tomorrow!

Thanks,
Mrs. Breen

Welcome!

Hello Seniors,
Welcome to our new class blog!  We will all be communicating on this blogsite about readings, assignments, exam dates, etc.
You will be asked to respond to questions about your readings on this blog for weekly homework grades.  I am hoping that this will help everyone and that your last semester of  high school  is a fun and productive one!